事实上曹操担任的副县级的公安局长，洛阳北部尉以后不辱使命。曹操上任以后，看见这个衙门破败不堪，一看这公安局就是不管事的，自己办公室都没有打扫干净。曹操做的第一件事是装修，先把咱公安局装修一遍，像模像样；然后做了十几根五色大棒，挂在县衙门两边；然后贴出一个告示来说，现在是我曹操主管这个工作了，我把我们帝国的这个法令重申一遍，一二三四五六七，哪些是不可以做的，然后谁要是违反了法令，五色棒伺候。然后自己就坐在衙门里，准备审案子，果然就来了个不怕死的。因为这些权贵他哪里把王法放在眼里，他横行霸道惯了，来了个什么不怕死的呢？蹇硕的叔叔蹇图，蹇硕是什么人，蹇硕是当今圣上最宠爱的宦官，权重一时，炙手可热，所以他的叔叔也不把什么法令呐衙门呐放在眼里，公然违禁在晚上走，喝醉了就在街上走。当时发布了戒严令，也叫宵禁令，就是晚上是不能在外面走来走去。他不但晚上在外面走而且是喝醉了酒，被曹操手下抓了进来，曹操升堂：蹇图，知罪吗？蹇图这个时候大概酒也醒了，哎呀，好像是不是犯了宵禁令哪？曹操说对了，知道怎么惩罚吗？蹇图说这个我就不大想得起来了，要不你问问我侄子？曹操说你侄子是谁呀？蹇硕呀！曹操说我不认识，我谁也不认识，我只认得法律，不知道该怎么惩罚吧？本官告诉你，乱棍打死，来啊，打。打死了，就把这个当时最牛的宦官的叔叔就在堂下当场打死。
In fact, Cao Cao served as the deputy county level public security chief and later served as the Northern Lieutenant of Luoyang. After Cao Cao took office, he saw that the yamen was in a dilapidated state. At first glance, the public security bureau was indifferent, and his office was not cleaned up. The first thing Cao Cao did was to decorate our public security bureau, making it look good; Then he made a dozen five-color sticks and hung them on both sides of the county yamen; Then I posted a notice saying, “Now it’s Cao Cao who is in charge of this job. I’ll reiterate the decree of our empire, 12345667, which are not allowed to do, and if anyone violates the decree, Five-color Stick will serve.”. Then I sat in the yamen, preparing to hear the case, and as expected, there came a man who was not afraid of death. “Because of these powerful figures, where did he attach importance to the kingcraft? He has become accustomed to tyranny, and when he comes, what is he not afraid of death?”? Jian Shuo’s uncle, Jian Tu, who is Jian Shuo? Jian Shuo is the most beloved eunuch in the holy world today. He has temporary power and is in hot demand, so his uncle doesn’t take any decrees or government officials seriously. He openly violates the ban on walking at night and walks in the streets when drunk. At that time, a martial law order, also known as a curfew, was issued, which means that one cannot walk outside at night. He not only walked outside at night, but also got drunk and was caught by Cao Cao’s subordinates. Cao Cao was promoted to the court: Jiantu, do you know your guilt? Jian Tu probably woke up with alcohol at this time. Oh, it seems that he has violated a curfew? Cao Cao is right. Do you know how to punish him? “I don’t think much of Jiantu talking about it, would you like to ask my nephew?”? Who does Cao Cao say your nephew is? Jian Shuo! Cao Cao said I don’t know anyone, I don’t know anyone, I only know the law, don’t know how to punish it? I tell you, I’ll beat you to death with a stick. Come on, fight. “If you kill him, you will kill the uncle of the most powerful eunuch at that time on the spot in the hall.”.
＊曹操是聪明的，所以他才会想出五色大棒的施政策略；曹操胆子大，所以他才敢秉公执法，棒杀蹇图。在这里，曹操的能臣形象跃然纸上。但是，聪明的曹操难道不知道棒杀蹇图有可能葬送他的政治前途吗？易中天先生又是如何看待曹操杀气腾腾的这一棒呢？
Cao Cao is clever, so he came up with a policy strategy of five colors and big sticks; Cao Cao has great courage, which is why he dares to enforce the law impartially and kill Jiantu with a stick. Here, the image of Cao Cao as a capable minister leaps onto the paper. But didn’t the clever Cao Cao know that it was possible to kill Jian Tu with a stick and ruin his political future? What does Mr. Yi Zhongtian think of Cao Cao’s murderous stick?
曹操这一棒是打得所有的人目瞪口呆，不知道这个二十岁的小伙子他要干什么！因为谁都知道一个年轻人刚刚走入官场就得罪权贵他是没有好下场的，这个道理难道曹操他不懂？蹇图是蹇硕的叔叔，这个关系难道曹操不知道？更让人想不通的是，曹操的祖父——实际上是应该说是养祖父——这个曹腾他也是宦官，太监的孙子打死了太监的叔叔你说这事怎么说啊？所有人都想不通。那么曹操为什么要这样做呢？
The blow of Cao Cao made everyone dumbfounded, wondering what the twenty year old boy was going to do! Because everyone knows that a young man who just enters the official arena and offends a powerful person has no good end. Can’t Cao Cao understand this truth? Jian Tu is Jian Shuo’s uncle. Don’t Cao Cao know this relationship? What’s even more puzzling is that Cao Cao’s grandfather, actually an adopted grandfather, is also an eunuch. The eunuch’s grandson killed the eunuch’s uncle. What do you say about this? Everyone can’t figure it out. So why did Cao Cao do this?
第一种可能，曹操要一鸣惊人，有没有证据呢？有一点旁证，曹操后来写过一篇文章叫《述志令》，又叫《让县自明本志令》，他一开始就说了这样的话：
The first possibility is that Cao Cao will make a great success. Is there any evidence? There is a bit of circumstantial evidence. Cao Cao later wrote an article called “Shuzhiling”, also known as “Rangxian Ziming Benzhiling”. From the beginning, he said the following:
“孤始举孝廉，年少，自以本非岩穴知名之士，恐为海内人之所见凡愚。欲为一郡守，好作政教，以建立名誉，使世士明知之。”
“Gu Shi was a filial and honest person, and he was young. He considered himself a person who was not famous for being a rock cave, and was afraid of being seen as a fool by people in the sea. He wanted to be a prefect, be good at politics and education, establish a reputation, and make the world know it clearly.”
这段话什么意思呢？就是曹操回忆起他二十岁举孝廉的那个时代，他说我那个时候很清楚，我年纪太轻，又没有什么名气，恐怕大家都认为我是一个没有用的人，所以我当时就想做一个好官，做一点惊天动地的事情让大家知道我曹操还是蛮能干的。实际上这个时候的曹操应该说条件是不太好，一个是出身不好，是个太监的家庭，这个让士人的家庭就是那些不是太监家庭的那些人是不大看得起的。第二呢年纪太轻，只有二十岁。第三呢，名声不好，因为曹操小时候是调皮捣蛋、飞鹰走狗、游手好闲、不务正业，专门做一些胡作非为的事，名声也不太好。另外估计形象也不是太好。
这段话什么意思呢？就是曹操回忆起他二十岁举孝廉的那个时代，他说我那个时候很清楚，我年纪太轻，又没有什么名气，恐怕大家都认为我是一个没有用的人，所以我当时就想做一个好官，做一点惊天动地的事情让大家知道我曹操还是蛮能干的。实际上这个时候的曹操应该说条件是不太好，一个是出身不好，是个太监的家庭，这个让士人的家庭就是那些不是太监家庭的那些人是不大看得起的。第二呢年纪太轻，只有二十岁。第三呢，名声不好，因为曹操小时候是调皮捣蛋、飞鹰走狗、游手好闲、不务正业，专门做一些胡作非为的事，名声也不太好。另外估计形象也不是太好。
