Chenliu County, in front of the city gate.

“Brother, you finally returned safely. I was so worried!”

Cao Song, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu and others watched Cao Cao, Cao Chun and others riding towards them. Cao Ren immediately went forward excitedly and worriedly to help Cao Cao hold the horse.

Cao Song also hurried over, and after feeling Cao Cao up and down, he said:
“My son, are you safe along the way?”

When Cao Song learned that Cao Cao was determined to assassinate Dong Zhuo, he escaped from Luoyang and went to Cao Cao’s Chenliu County.

“I’m sorry to have worried you, father. I’m fine. This is a great victory. Father, look at what this is!”

Cao Cao laughed heartily and took out a long wooden box from the back of his horse. When he opened it, he found a processed arm.

“This is the arm of the traitor Dong Zhuo! Cao’er is useless, so we can only cut off his arm!”

Cao Cao spoke in an excited tone, but he heard that the generals around him, such as Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Xiu, were quite excited and cheered loudly.

“Brother, you are so brave. It is so satisfying to see the traitor Dong Zhuo’s arm cut off. It is so satisfying.”

After a round of greetings, everyone entered the city and returned to the prefect’s residence.

“My son has already become famous for assassinating Dong Zhuo. This time, the traitor Dong Zhuo lost an arm, so he will definitely not treat Ding Yuan the same way as before. Chenliu is not far from Luoyang, and Dong Zhuo has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. My son should make plans early!”

In the hall of the prefect’s mansion, Cao Song sat in the main seat and expressed his concern and advice to Cao Cao.

Hearing this, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu and others all looked at Cao Cao with concern.

Although it felt great to chop off Dong Zhuo’s arm.

However, everyone understood that Dong Zhuo was powerful and would not let it go after suffering such a huge loss.

“Haha, don’t worry, father. Cao Cao has a plan in mind.”

“During this period of time, Cao Cao finally understood that the traitor Dong Zhuo was causing chaos in the government and slaughtering officials. Officials in Luoyang City were all in danger and hated Dong Zhuo. The princes in various places were also quite angry with Dong Zhuo.”

“For example, the Yuan family in Yuzhou. When Dong Zhuo defeated the governor of Yuzhou, Yuan Kui, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao returned to Yuzhou to gain a foothold. They had a big feud with Dong Zhuo.”

“For example, Ding Yuan of Xuzhou sent his general Lu Bu to assassinate Dong Zhuo, which shows that Ding Yuan must have hated Dong Zhuo.”

“All the heroes in the world hate the thief Dong, but no one has come out to wave the flag and shout for support. If someone stood up and called on everyone, then all the heroes would surely rise up to help.”

“I, Cao Cao, am not talented, but I am willing to be the one waving the flag and shouting, obeying the emperor’s will and summoning all the princes to fight against Dong Zhuo!”

Cao Cao had a plan in mind for everyone’s worries, and he said something that shocked everyone. “What? My son, you are following the emperor’s order to summon all the princes to fight against Dong Zhuo?” Cao Song was shocked and asked Cao Cao.

Cao Chun, who had been following Cao Cao back from Luoyang, wondered:

“Brother, how come Chun doesn’t know that you have the emperor’s decree to attack Dong Zhuo?”

Everyone looked at Cao Cao.

At this time, a scholar beside him said with a smile:

“The county governor has returned from Luoyang after killing the bandits. In the eyes of the heroes of the world, he naturally has the opportunity to contact Your Majesty. Moreover, the emperor probably wants the heroes of the world to kill Dong Zhuo too much. The people’s will is in favor of him. What does it matter whether he wants an imperial edict or not?”

The scribe’s words resounded, and everyone’s eyes lit up.

Cao Cao looked at the scholar with eyes full of admiration and said with a smile:

“Yes, Cao Cao did not issue an imperial edict to punish the thief. However, I am afraid that none of the princes in the world will look at the imperial edict in Cao Cao’s hand. As long as the thief Dong can be killed, nothing else matters.”

“Kong Zhang, you are a very talented writer. Next, I want you to write a manifesto to fight against the enemy and spread it all over the world. You must write it in a powerful way for this governor.”

Cao Cao said to Chen Lin.

Yes, this scholar is Chen Lin.

Initially, Chen Lin served as a clerk for General He Jin. Later, He Jin wanted to punish the eunuchs and summoned generals from all directions to the capital, where they were killed. Chen Lin, a scholar, hid everywhere from the Western Liang army.

Dong Zhuo was wreaking havoc in Luoyang, and Chen Lin fled. On the way, he happened to meet Cao Cao who had just attempted an assassination.

When Cao Cao took out Dong Zhuo’s arm, Chen Lin was stunned. So Chen Lin returned with Cao Cao.

“Since the county magistrate has entrusted me with this task, Chen Lin will do his best!” Chen Lin said with a smile, stroking his beard.

……

A few days later, an anti-rebelion manifesto that cursed Dong Zhuo’s ancestors for eighteen generations without using a single curse word was spread to the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, with Chenliu as the center.

Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Jizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou…

Whenever the proclamation to fight against the traitor was passed on, all states and counties were shocked. The topic of fighting against Dong Zhuo set off a fire in the Han Dynasty. The princes and heroes from all over the country were passionate and shouted that the traitor Dong Zhuo was unjust, and they all wanted to gather together to fight against him. (End of this chapter)