？ Any desire to slay all of them will speedily bee known； and the plan will fail。〃
〃Then； Cao Cao； you have some scheme of your own to further；〃 said He Jin with a sneer。
Cao Cao left the meeting； proclaiming； 〃The one who throws the world into chaos is He Jin！〃
Then He Jin sent swift； secret letters far and wide to several bases。
It must be recalled that Dong Zhuo had failed in his attempt to destroy the Yellow Scarves rebellion。 He would have been punished if he had not bribed the Ten Eunuchs heavily for their protection。 Later； through connections in the capital； he obtained rapid promotions from General to General of the Front Army； to Lord of Aoxiang； to Imperial Protector in the western region of Xizhou and mander of an army of two hundred thousand troops。 But Dong Zhuo was treacherous and disloyal at heart。 So when he received the summons to the capital； he rejoiced greatly and lost no time in obeying it。 He left a son…in…law； mander Niu Fu； to look after the affairs of Xizhou and set out for Luoyang。 Dong Zhuo took with him a huge army and four generals………Li Jue； Guo Si； Zhang Ji； and Fan Chou。
Dong Zhuo's adviser and son…in…law； Li Ru； said； 〃Though a formal summons has e； there are many obscurities in it。 It would be well to send up a memorial stating plainly our aims and intentions。 Then we can proceed。〃
So Dong Zhuo posed something like this：
〃Thy servant knows that the continual rebellions owe their origin to Zhang Rang and the Regular Attendants of the Inner Bureau； who act counter to all recognized precepts。 Now to stop the ebullition of a pot the best way is to withdraw the fire； to cut out an abscess； though painful； is better than to nourish the evil。 I have dared undertake a military advance on the capi