Mende avenges his father
"In the spring of the first year of Xingping, Taizu returned from Xuzhou. At the beginning, the great-grandfather Song, after going to the official, was still rumored, Dong Zhuo's rebellion, took refuge in Langya, and was victimized by Tao Qian, so Taizu was determined to take revenge on the Eastern Expedition. —— Jin Chen Shou, Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Chronicle of Emperor Wu
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Cao Song was the adopted son of Cao Teng, who served the four emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Shun, Emperor Chong, Emperor Qian, and Emperor Huan, and Cao Teng was also given the title of Marquis of Feiting for helping Emperor Huan ascend to the throne. In the last year of Emperor Huan's reign, Cao Song relied on Cao Teng's connections, and Cao Song himself was not bad, so he was made a lieutenant by the imperial court. After Emperor Ling ascended the throne, Cao Song was promoted to Dahongqi and Dasi Nong, and successively took charge of the country's financial etiquette, ranking ninth secretary and holding a high position of power. However, Cao Song was not a clean and honest person like Cao Teng, who had been an official for many years and took advantage of the opportunity to use his power for personal gain. In November of the fourth year of Zhongping (187), Taiwei Cui Lie was deposed, and Cao Song, the Grand Si Nong, bribed the lieutenant and donated 100 million yuan to Xiyuan and was made a taiwei, ranking third duke. In the summer and April of the fifth year of Zhongping (188), the Yellow Turban Army of Runan's Gepi attacked the county, and the lieutenant Cao Song was deposed, and Cao Song had to return to his hometown in Yu County. During Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Cao Cao raised an army in Chen, but Cao Song refused to accompany him and took his younger son Cao De to Lang to escape the chaos. When Cao Cao was in Yanzhou, he recruited talents and soldiers, and Wei Zhen Shandong. Cao Cao sent Taishan Taishou yingshao to Langya County to pick up his father Cao Song. Cao Song's family of more than forty people, more than a hundred attendants and more than a hundred vehicles came to Yanzhou, when passing through the ground of Xuzhou, just when Tao Qian wanted to make friends with Cao Cao, so Tao Qian went out of the city to greet Cao Song and feasted.
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"Tao Qianzi Gongzu, Danyang people." Less studious, for Zhusheng, Shizhou County, Ju Maocai, except for Lu Ling, Qianyou Prefecture Assassin History, Zheng Bai Yilang, The General Zhang Wen Military, and The Western Han Sui. Will Xuzhou Yellow Turban rise, with Qian as Xuzhou thorn history, hit the Yellow Turban, break it. Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the state and county raised troops, the capital of heaven Chang'an, and the four sides were cut off. Qian sent envoys to make contributions, moved generals and xuzhou mu, and sealed Huangyang Hou.
And Qian backsliding: Guangling Taishou Langya Zhao Yu (yù), Xu Fang Mingshi also, with loyalty and directness; Cao Hong, etc., 慝慝 (tè) villains also, humble and pro Renzhi. The criminal government is discordant, and the good is often harmed by it, and it is gradually chaotic. ——Jin Chen Shou, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Four Biographies of the Second Gongsun Tao"
Tao Qian, a person who made a difference when he was young, who knew that in the end he would become a person who was a pro-villain and a distant sage.
Two days later, Cao Song wanted to continue his journey, and Tao Qian personally sent them out of the city, and specially sent the capital lieutenant Zhang Min to escort Cao Song with five hundred infantry. Encountering heavy rain on the way, a wave of people can only rest in an ancient temple, which once thought that Zhang Min saw the wealth and had a bad heart, and because he was originally the Yellow Turban Yu Party before, he was reluctant to conform to Tao Qian, during this time, Tao Qian did not give himself any benefits. Therefore, he led the army to kill Cao Song and his party, snatched their belongings, and fled to Huainan. When Cao Cao heard that his father had been killed, he felt sorrow from his heart and fell to the ground in tears.
the teeth: Tao Qian's soldiers killed my father, this vendetta does not wear heaven! I have now raised a large army, washed Xuzhou, and I hate the blood! ——Ming Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Jiujiang was too defensive and had a good relationship with Tao Qian, and when he heard that Xuzhou was in trouble, he led five thousand soldiers and horses to rescue him. Cao Cao sent Xiahou Xiang to intercept and kill him halfway through. Chen Gong also had some relationship with Tao Qian, so he quickly raised his horse to persuade Cao Cao, who did not want to see Chen Gong, but out of old feelings, he had to meet. Chen Gong's words Cao Cao didn't want to hear a word.
anger: What face has the public forsaken me in the past, but now I am coming back to see each other? Tao Qian killed my family, vowing to pluck the guts and cut off the heart, and hate me with blood! Although Gong lobbied for Tao Qian, why didn't I listen? ——Ming Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms
As soon as Cao Cao said this, Chen Gong sighed, Hey, the lobbying didn't work, but it was put under the command of an army, and now what face do you have to see Tao Qian? I had to go elsewhere. Cao Cao led a large army to attack Xuzhou to avenge his father, the two armies fought, Tao Qian desperately explained the origin of the matter to Cao Cao before the battle, Cao Cao was furious, and sent his generals to take Tao Qian's life directly...