Luo Guanzhong

“ Cao said, "Lü Boshe is not a very close relative; his leaving seemed suspicious. We should eavesdrop on them." The two of them snuck out to the back of the house, where they heard the voices of people saying, "We'll tie 'em up and then kill 'em, alright?" Cao said, "Aha! If we don't strike first, we will be captured for sure." He then drew his sword, and went straight in, along with Gong. Everyone was killed, regardless of gender; in all, eight people in a row were killed. However, when they found the kitchen, they spotted a pig that had been tied up, ready to be killed. ”

“ Yun responded, "Actually, today is not my birthday. I used that as a pretext, because I wanted to get everyone together so that I could tell you all something, but I was afraid that Dong Zhuo would become suspicious. Dong Zhuo has double-crossed the emperor, and abused his power; the nation is in imminent danger of being lost. It makes me think of how Emperor Gao vanquished the Qin, destroyed the Chu, and had the whole world in the palm of his hands. Who would have thought that what he began so long ago, which has lasted to this day, would be wiped out by the hand of Dong Zhuo. ”

“ After they fed their horses, Cao Cao was the first to go to sleep. Chen Gong thought to himself, "I mistakenly believed that Cao Cao was a good person, so I abandoned my post to follow him; it turns out that he is a cruel hearted man! If I stay with him from now on, there will be consequences for sure." He then drew his sword to kill Cao Cao. It was a case of:
He is filled with venom for an unjust man; it turns out that Cao and Zhuo are of the same ilk. ”

“ They also instructed the empress dowager to remove her royal vestments, and await the imperial decree. Both the emperor and the empress dowager began to wail and cry, and all of the ministers were saddened. A senior minister, who was standing at the base of the throne, became angry and screamed out, "Dong Zhuo, you villainous scoundrel! You dare carry out a scheme which deceives heaven. I shall stain you with the blood of my severed neck!" [5] With that, he raised his ivory tablet and lunged at Dong Zhuo, [6] intending to strike him. Zhuo was outraged, and ordered the soldiers to seize him. ”

“ The two rode to the front of the villa, got off of their horses, and entered in to see Boshe. She said, "I heard that the court has issued a warrant for your arrest, and that they are scouring the countryside for you. Your father has already fled to Chenliu. How were you able to make it here?" Cao told him the whole story up to that point, saying, "If it weren't for county governor Chen, I would be mincemeat by now." Boshe paid obeisance to Chen Gong, saying, "If the son of my sworn brother had not had you, the entire Cao family would have been decimated. Why don't you sit back and relax. ”

“ Zhuo said, "I am also suspicious of him."
22 正說話間,適李儒至,卓以其事告之。儒曰:「操無妻小在京,只獨居寓所。今差人往召,如彼無疑而便來,則是獻刀;如推託不來,則必是行刺,便可擒而問也。」卓然其說,即差獄卒四人往喚操。去了良久,回報曰:「操不曾回寓,乘馬飛出東門。門吏問之,操曰:『丞相差我有緊急公事』,縱馬而去矣。」儒曰:「操賊心逃竄,行刺無疑矣。」卓大怒曰:「我如此重用,反欲害我!」儒曰:「此必有同謀者,待拏住曹操便可知矣。」卓遂令徧行文書,畫影圖形,捉拏曹操。擒獻者,賞千金,封萬戶侯;窩藏者同罪。 While they were speaking, Li Ru arrived; Zhuo told him what had happened. Ru said, "Cao does not keep his wife and children in the capital, he has a place of his own where he lives by himself. Send someone to call for him; if he comes without suspecting anything, then he was presenting a dagger. ”

“ Moreover, the Yuan family have shown benevolence to the people for four generations; their students and former employees are scattered throughout the land. If the talented ones of their group were to gather their followers, other brave warriors would rise up as well. ”