Chapter 8 Chapter 2

He said: Yu Shun painted the tableware with lacquer glaze, and his extravagant style caused the ten kingdoms to rebel. It is far less frugal than Tang Yao, and even the beams and columns in the palace were not carved.The world praises Boyi's virtues to encourage and respect integrity. He shouted: Extravagance is the greatest evil, and thrift is a virtue that both soldiers and civilians abide by.If everyone viewed power as Xu You did, there would be no lawsuits and disputes in this world.Being able to thoroughly implement both love and sameness, even strangers quickly become close friends.

Cao Cao's advocacy of frugality and curse of sin is actually out of feeling and targeted.Because when he was in his hometown, he had already heard that the court was getting more and more corrupt.Although the peasants were severely bankrupt and forced to revolt under the relentless extortion and extortion by corrupt officials and legionary officers and soldiers everywhere, Lingdi's palace was full of sensuality. Under the arrangement of the eunuchs, Emperor Ling ignored political affairs and military power, and disguised the harem as a market, and the court ladies disguised themselves as merchants, and started a game of buying and selling goods.Lingdi himself dressed up as a seeker, drinking, singing and having fun at the feast.

Even the dogs put on hats and palace clothes.Emperor Ling often traveled on donkeys, and the kings and nobles of Luoyang immediately followed suit. The value of animals is higher than that of people... After Cao Cao heard the news, he really sighed and was very anxious.He hated those eunuchs to death and made a mess of the court.He can only express his ambitions, ideals and feelings through poetry. Although he has now been dismissed and returned to his hometown, according to ordinary people's opinion, he has cut off his official career, at least he has lost the opportunity to be an official for a long time.But he didn't think so. He stubbornly believed that those who are capable and virtuous will not be left aside for too long.Although the court is dominated by eunuchs, after all, there are still so many civil and military officials, and the specific management of political affairs depends on those civil and military officials. Don't they want someone who can do things? They can't do things, so who will do the specific things? Dry?

So Cao Cao waited, he had a hunch that he would not be left on the sidelines in this way for long. In the first year of Guanghe, 180 A.D., just two years after Cao Cao was dismissed and returned to his hometown, Cao Cao suddenly felt his heart fluttering and his mind was flying, and he could no longer concentrate on books.He believed in the premonition, so he concluded that there would be distinguished guests coming. Sure enough, around noon, an envoy from the imperial court arrived on galloping horses, accompanied by the attendants of the mansion.Cao Cao was overjoyed and greeted him warmly.Although not a guest, it is more expensive than a guest.

The envoy announced the decree, and Cao Cao knelt down to listen. The envoy declared: Cao Cao was dismissed and returned to his hometown for two years. He adhered to Confucianism and Taoism, worked hard day and night, and made great progress. Cao Cao was very happy, because he was involved in dismissal, and he was the only one who was reappointed.There is no precedent for anyone who was dismissed due to fault, re-appointed, or reinstated. It can be seen that the imperial court treats him differently. It was only later that Cao Cao figured out that the imperial court urgently needed an official who was proficient in "Shangshu", "Mao Shi", "Zuo Zhuan", "Spring and Autumn" and "Gu Liang Zhuan", and could also apply it to contemporary political affairs.But in the capital, there is no such capable person at all.Needless to say among the eunuchs, they have no other skills other than being good at flattering and cunning.But among the hundred officials, some of them are not talented enough, or too pedantic and cautious, and they are not satisfied after looking around.Only then did someone think of Cao Cao.But Cao Cao has just been dismissed, who dares to take the risk to raise it.Therefore, after repeated discussions, several officials decided to file a joint appointment. Firstly, it was to show that only Cao Cao was competent.

Therefore, several officials jointly wrote a memorial to recommend Cao Cao, saying that Cao Cao was proficient in ancient studies and could be called an expert in classics and history.And he is young and lively, quick in thinking, witty and skillful, and can combine history and classics with current affairs, so he is a rare talent.According to investigations, Cao Cao was full of enthusiasm, only for the imperial court, even if he acted excessively, it was also because of his youthful vigor, and his inner aspirations were no different from those of the imperial court.The dismissal the year before last was not because of faults, but because of Song's involvement.Even if it is implicated, it is too marginal. In fact, Cao and Song have no contact at all...

The words of several officials who jointly signed the letter were very reasonable. Emperor Ling approved the appointment of Cao Cao when there was really no one who was competent. Although the court's move was out of helplessness, in Cao Cao's heart, he was still very satisfied, because it just showed his own value and weight, which was more precious than "looking at him differently".In the past, he didn't know how high his knowledge was, and he never thought of making a comparison.He is just diligently pursuing all kinds of knowledge and never slack off, the purpose is to constantly enrich and cultivate himself.

Now, he suddenly discovered that there are not many who can be as good as him in the mastery and application of "ancient learning".Because of this, he was able to stand out.That being the case, he should let go of his courage and start a career.He intuitively concluded that since he was reappointed, he would no longer be rejected from his official career. When Cao Cao became Yilang again, he was not cautious and timid because he had been dismissed.Although the government is still controlled by eunuchs, and Jian Shuo still occupies a high position among eunuchs, Cao Cao does not suppress and restrain his behavior and style because of this.

The second disaster of the party imprisoned Cao Cao at that time. He always felt that Chen Fan and many people from the Qing school died unjustly. So many talented and virtuous celebrities died under the knife for no reason. What a loss.Cao Cao has been brooding over this matter for many years. He even believes that if he does not give a new explanation on this matter, it will affect the enthusiasm of many talented and learned people to serve the country. Cao Cao, who is very serious and responsible, feels that as Yilang, he should give more ideas and suggestions to the court according to the ancient rules of classics and history, and strive to make the court clear and fair, so as to gradually realize the ideal political situation.The first thing he thought of was the case of Chen Fan and Dou Wu many years ago. He thought it was inappropriate to define the case of Chen Fan and Dou Wu as "rebellion". For the sake of the court, it is not a rebellion against the court.But at that time, arrests and killings were carried out in the name of "rebellion", because it was called "rebellion", and those involved would naturally end up in a sad end.Many years later, there are still not a few people across the country discussing this matter, and they complained one after another.