董卓的这种倒行逆施和胡作非为当然要引起公愤。当时的情况是怎么样的呢？当时的情况是各州、郡的州牧、太守、刺史，他们都已经有了自己的地盘和军队，朝廷已经不大指挥得动他们了。在这样的一个情况下，帝国的州、郡就宣布成立义军讨伐董卓。也就是说，在公元189年董卓入京以后，东汉王朝在事实上已经灭亡了，虽然在名义上还没有灭亡。天下从此大乱。乱世英雄起四方，有枪就是草头王。这些拥有自己军队的州牧、刺史、太守们开始了地方割据、诸侯兼并。在这样的一个时局下，曹操肯定是做不成能臣了，因为他遇到的是乱世。实际上在乱世呢，也有三种选择，可以做乱世英雄，可以做乱世枭雄，可以做乱世奸雄。董卓、袁绍、袁术的选择是做乱世枭雄，那么曹操的选择是什么呢？请看下集。
Dong Zhuo’s such perverse actions and misdeeds will of course cause public indignation. What was the situation then? At that time, the situation was that the state herdsmen, prefectures, and assassins of various states and counties had already established their own territories and armies, and the imperial court was no longer able to command them. In such a situation, the states and counties of the empire announced the establishment of a rebel army to crusade against Dong Zhuo. In other words, after Dong Zhuo’s accession to Beijing in 189, the Eastern Han Dynasty had virtually perished, although it had not yet perished in name. Since then, the world has been in chaos. Heroes in troubled times rise from all directions, and those with guns are the King of Grass. These state herdsmen, provincial governors, and eunuchs with their own armies began to establish local separatism and annexation of vassal states. In such a current situation, Cao Cao must not be able to become a capable minister, because he encountered a turbulent world. In fact, in troubled times, there are three options: to be a hero in troubled times, to be a hero in troubled times, and to be a traitor in troubled times. Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu chose to be heroes in troubled times, so what was Cao Cao’s choice? Please watch the next episode.
