Introduction to Chen Gong:

Chen Gong, named Gongtai, died on February 7, 199. He was a counselor and general under Lu Bu during the late Eastern Han Dynasty. , is a person from Dongwuyang in Dongjun, which is Shenxian County in Shandong today. He is upright, wise and resourceful. When he was young, he made friends with well-known people in the country and developed deep friendships.

When Chen Gong was a boy, he liked to make friends with famous people. He was upright and resourceful. In 192 AD, Liu Dai died in battle. Chen Gongben advocated for Cao Cao to take over as the shepherd of Gunzhou. After receiving the support of Bao Xin, Cao Cao was appointed as the governor of Gunzhou to quell the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.

Case of death of Chen Gong:

Cao Cao advised Chen Gong to serve himself, but Chen Gong was unmoved, and was eventually executed by Cao Cao. After Chen Gong died, Cao Cao buried him , Chen Gong's family was supported by Cao Cao. Cao Cao actually didn't want to kill Chen Gong, but Chen Gong asked for his own death, so Cao Cao reluctantly killed Chen Gong in the end.

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The reasons why Chen Gong betrayed Cao Cao:

One of the reasons why Chen Gong betrayed Cao Cao was because of his character. Chen Gong was straightforward and straightforward. Loyal to the king and patriotic. At first, he was dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's use of the emperor to command the princes, control the government, and cause chaos. When he saw Cao Cao rising up against Dong Zhuo, he also believed that Cao Cao was also a loyal man.

It is said that Cao Cao made a mistake and killed Lu Boxe's family. It was not enough. Finally, when Lu Boxe returned home, he made the mistake and killed Lu Boxe, saying that he would rather bear the consequences of the world. Man, I will not let the world betray my words.

This move made Chen Gong realize that Cao Cao was actually a tiger and wolf. He saw through his traitorous character and believed that Cao Cao was cunning, cunning, evil-minded, and too cruel. Chen Gong felt that keeping Cao Cao would lead to future troubles, but he wanted to kill Cao Cao but felt it was unjust. As a loyal man, Chen Gong did not want to kill Cao Cao but did not betray him.

So he had no choice but to betray Cao Cao and join Lu Bu's army. It is also said that it was because Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, encountered rebels while escorting Cao Cao's father, causing Cao Cao's father to be killed. Cao Cao was furious and ordered the massacre of the people of Xuzhou. Chen Gong tried to dissuade him many times but failed, which made Chen Gong feel cold. But perhaps the most fundamental reason is due to Cao Cao's policies.

The policy of "Legalist poor families" advocated by Cao Cao has a negative impact on the interests of Yanzhou gentry officials. It happened that Cao Cao sent troops to attack Xuzhou for the second time and handed over Dongjun to Chen Gong to defend. Chen Gong took the opportunity to join forces with Chenliu Prefect Zhang Miao, his younger brother Zhang Chao, Xu Si and others to attract Lu Bu. , making Lu Bu the governor of Yanzhou.

At this time, "all counties and counties were involved", leaving Cao Cao's jurisdiction with only three counties: Juancheng, Dong'a, and Fan, and his situation suddenly worsened.

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