cover the eyes and snatch at swallows is to fool oneself。' If in so small a matter you cannot attain your wish； what of great affairs？ Now by virtue of the emperor and with the army under your hand； you are like prancing tiger and soaring dragon： You may do as you please。 To use such enormous powers against the eunuchs would bring victory as easily as lighting up a furnace to burn a hair。 Only act promptly： Use your powers and smite at once； and all the empire will be with you。 But to summon forces to the capital； to gather many bold warriors into one spot； each with different schemes； is to turn our weapons against our own person； to place ourselves in the power of another。 Nothing but failure can e of it； and havoc will ensue。〃
〃The view of a mere book…worm；〃 said He Jin with a smile。
Then one of those about He Jin suddenly clapped his hands； laughing； 〃Solving this issue is as easy as turning over one's hand！ Why so much talk？〃
The speaker was Cao Cao。
Wouldst thou withdraw wicked people from thy prince's side；
Then seek counsel of the wise people of the state。
What Cao Cao said will be disclosed in later chapters。
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Romance of Three Kingdoms … by Luo Guanzhong … Chapter 3
Chapter 3
In Wenming Garden； Dong Zhuo Denounces Ding Yuan；
With Red Hare； Li Su Bribes Lu Bu。
What Cao Cao said was this： 〃The eunuch evil is of very old standing； but the real cause of the present trouble is in the improper influence allowed them by the emperors and the misplaced favoritism they have enjoyed。 But a gaoler would be ample force to employ against this kind of evil； and getting rid of the main culprits is quite enough。 Why increase confusion by summoning troops from the regions