This episode recounts how Cao Cao's plot to assassinate Dong Zhuo failed, forcing him to flee the capital. In Zhongmu County, he was captured by the county magistrate Chen Gong. Impressed by Cao Cao's loyalty and righteousness, Chen Gong released him, resigned his post, and fled with him. Upon reaching Chenggao region, the suspicious Cao Cao mistakenly killed the entire family of the kind-hearted Lv Boshe. Realizing Cao Cao's ruthlessness, Chen Gong abandoned him and went his own way.
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