The young man listened quietly.

When he learned that the old lady led the villagers to block the Prime Minister's Office, spoke impassionedly without fear of Wang Ji's reputation for violence, and then crashed into a pillar, he couldn't help but sigh.

"It's so sad that a man with such high virtue and high prestige can end up living as a miser in the countryside all his life!"

The young man listened to the shopkeeper's story, but he drank heavily, with a sad look on his face.

When he heard that rumors were spreading in the city, and that someone even shot Wang Jimenke, the prime minister of Pei State, in the street, his already thin eyes narrowed slightly, looking slightly gloomy.

"Pa!"

The young man threw another two slings of money on the table, stood up and said, "Arrange two rooms for us and bring us some food and wine. The rest will be treated as reward for you!"

The shopkeeper was overjoyed when he saw this, and personally welcomed the two of them into the upper room on the second floor, and ordered the waiters to prepare wine and meat as soon as possible.

After everything was done, the two young men drank together in the house.

The seven-foot young man suddenly said: "I followed Gong Liu here, and I never thought that I would be able to watch a big show. If what I expected is true, the King of Pei Kingdom will be lucky soon."

The eight-foot young man frowned and said, "Could it be that Commander Weiyang of Sili School really knows how to kill Prime Minister Pei?"

The seven-foot young man shook his head and said: "No, whoever kills Wang Ji must be the grandson of a stingy husband!"

The eight-foot young man was shocked when he heard this and said: "Wang Ji is a powerful official with two thousand stones in the border area. The grandson of Zhou Shifu is just a Guizhou leader. He is not yet old enough. How dare he do such a big thing?"

The seven-foot young man laughed and said: "Yuan Rang killed and humiliated his master when he was only fourteen years old. Zhou Qi is seventeen years old. Why doesn't he dare to kill Prime Minister Pei to avenge his ancestor?"

The majestic young man who was called Yuan Rang shook his head when he heard this and said: "The person I killed was no more than a gangster in the countryside. After committing the crime, I hid for two years and then bribed him with money. The crime will naturally be cleared slowly."
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"However, Prime Minister Pei is a high-ranking official with a two-thousand-stone border. If someone dares to kill such an important official, even if the world is amnesty, it will not clear his name. How dare Zhou Qi'an do such a big thing?"

The two young men who spoke were none other than Cao Cao and Xiahou Dun, who would become famous in later generations.

Although Cao Cao is only twenty-four years old this year, he has already achieved a great reputation. Ten years ago, he was promoted as a filial and honest man and went to Luoyang in the capital to worship him as a prince. During his tenure as the northern captain of Luoyang, he was prohibited from killing with a five-colored stick.

His uncle Jian Shuo, the great eunuch, became famous for a while.

For this reason, Cao Cao offended many dignitaries in the court. Due to the power of the Cao family, they had no way to deal with Cao Cao, so they used the method of promotion and surrender secretly to transfer Cao Cao to Dunqiu County Magistrate.

Just last year, Cao Cao was dismissed from his official position and returned to his hometown of Qiao County after he was implicated in his brother-in-law Song Qi's rebellion.

Cao Cao looked at Xiahou Dun and said solemnly: "Yuan Rang, don't underestimate the world's heroes."

"According to my observation, Wang Fu's dog thief was a regular servant during the period of the previous emperor. After the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he did not know how to restrain his minions. Instead, he went wild and did not want to die. No matter whether he was a minister of the Manchu Dynasty or someone promoted by the new emperor,

The regular attendants among them all wish they could get rid of this thief."

"If Zhou Qi really dares to assassinate Wang Ji, not only will he not be wanted by the court, but he will become famous in one battle!"

When Xiahou Dun heard this, his eyes immediately flashed with cold light, and he said: "In that case, how can we make Zhou Qi Zhuanmei better than before? Since Meng De has a bloody feud with Wang Fu's dog thief, why don't we kill his adopted son here first to make his name famous in the world?

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The blood feud that Xiahou Dun mentioned is not an exaggeration at all.

It was mentioned earlier in the book that Wang Fu was awarded the title of Champion Hou for his merits because he falsely accused King Liu Kui of Bohai of treason.

Many people who see this may not understand why a mere incident of clan rebellion can actually lead to a eunuch becoming a Marquis of Champions?

In fact, this is not a simple rebellion, but an orthodox event involving the succession of imperial power.

Who was King Liu Kui of Bohai? He was the younger brother of the late Emperor Liu Zhi!

Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty Liu Zhi had no children. Originally, according to their blood relationship, his two younger brothers Liu Shuo, King of Pingyuan and Liu Kui, King of Bohai, seemed to be more suitable to inherit the throne.

However, Dou Wu, a relative of the late Emperor, did not support the late Emperor's two adult brothers to succeed him. Instead, he selected Liu Hong, who was estranged from the late Emperor by blood and was only ten years old, as the emperor.

It has to be said that the relatives and eunuchs of the Eastern Han Dynasty took turns to monopolize power, and the emperor became a plaything in their hands. They often chose the emperor who was young and easy to control to succeed.

Although doing so can make it easier to control the emperor, for Liu Hong, it also seems a bit unfair.

This was fine when Liu Hong was young, but as he grew older and gradually came to power, he naturally cared about this.

As a result, the two younger brothers of the late emperor Liu Zhi became a thorn in the side of the current emperor Liu Hong.

Wang Fu happened to have a grudge against Liu Kui, the king of Bohai, so he falsely accused Liu Kui of treason. Liu Hong took the opportunity to capture Liu Kui. Liu Kui, his wife, and more than 100 children died in prison, and the country was eliminated.

The second brother of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhi, was also frightened. He drank heavily and did ridiculous things every day to tarnish his reputation, and only then did he save his life.

Wang Fu first helped Liu Hong get rid of the general Dou Wu and others, cut off the relatives and noble clans who had always controlled the imperial power, and then unjustly killed the entire family of Liu Kui, King of Bohai, so that no one in the court would dare to talk about the emperor's improper throne.

Because of his meritorious service, he was awarded the title of Champion, and his power was overwhelming.

Since there was so much corruption within the royal family, why did Wang Fu have a bloody feud with Cao Cao?

It turned out that as early as the first year of Xiping, Song Qi was married to the Cao family and married the daughter of Cao Chi, the captain of Pei State in Changshui. Cao Chi was the father of Cao Ren and the father of Cao Cao.

In other words, Cao Cao was Song Qi's brother-in-law, and the two became close friends from then on, talking about everything.

It goes without saying that the Cao family of Pei State is famous, but who is Song Qi?

Song Qi's sister was the orthodox queen established by Liu Hong, and Song Qi's brother was named Jian Qianghou because of his sister's superiority. The family was extremely prominent.

It is a pity that Liu Hong was only fourteen years old when the Song family was made queen. This kind of marriage was obviously a political marriage, and the emperor Liu Hong also ignored the Song family very much.

But it was said that after Wang Fu unjustly killed King Bohai's family, it was because the wife of Bohai King Liu Kui was also a member of the Song clan and the aunt of the current queen.

Seeing that the queen was not favored, Wang Fu was also afraid of the power of the Song family and the queen, and worried that the Song family would retaliate against him, so he took action first and falsely accused the Song family of secretly colluding with the King of Bohai with the intention of treason.

As a result, the queen was thrown into the cold palace and died of illness. The Song family was also implicated. Song Qi, his father and brother were killed, and their bodies were abandoned outside the city. The entire family was wiped out.

As Song Qi's brother-in-law and best friend, Cao Cao was naturally implicated and was dismissed from office.

If Cao Cao's ancestor, Cao Teng, was a highly respected eunuch in the palace who served seven emperors successively, worked hard and had many virtuous names. Both the eunuchs in the palace and the sergeants and officials in the court were grateful for Cao Teng's kindness. I am afraid that Cao Cao would not have simply lost his official position.

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When it comes to royal orthodoxy and rebellion, today's emperor will not be stingy with his butcher's knife, even if he kills hundreds of people.
Chapter completed!